Jul-28-2018
Husband: Hamilton Sears Knight
Born: Jul-31-1846 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: Jan-23-1921 1 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Military: Co A, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 3 Father: Michael Knight (1826 - 1902) Mother: Margaret Williams (1823 - 1890)
Wife: Emily Jane Gaskins 4 Married: Dec-24-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Born: May- -1849 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2,5,1 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: John Albert Gaskins (1826 - 1876) Mother: Mary Ann Pinnell (1828 - 1913)
F Child 1: Martha Jane Knight Born: May- 1-1867 1,6 Died: May-19-1902 1 Census: 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: John Milton McKinney b. Sep-18-1863 d. Oct-30-1952 Married: Mar-22-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,6
M Child 2: James Edward Knight Born: May- -1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,8 Census: 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Eliza Jane McKinney b. Mar-20-1869 d. Apr- 2-1947 Married: Jul-11-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 8
F Child 3: Mary B. Knight Also known as: M. B. Knight 9 Born: Mar-19-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 10 Died: Mar-27-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Cause of death: "unknown" 9
M Child 4: William Benjamin Knight Born: ca 1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,13 (see note 1) Died: 1951 14 Buried: in Coplin Church Cemetery, Jarvisville, Harrison Co, WV 15,16 Census: 1940 in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920, 1930 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1909 at Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV 12 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Cordelia Ann Lorentz b. Sep-16-1866 d. Sep- 3-1955 Also known as: Delia Lorentz 17 Married: Apr-23-1909 in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 12
F Child 5: Margaret Myrtle Knight Born: Apr- -1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,13,8 (see note 2) Resided: 1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: David L. Cade McKinney b. Feb-12-1875 d. May-25-1963 Also known as: Cade McKinney 8 Married: Dec-22-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 8
M Child 6: Charles W. Knight Born: ca 1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Died: bef Apr 1930 18 Resided: 1904 in Harrison Co, WV 12 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Della Hinkle b. ca 1878 Married: Oct-26-1904 in Jarvisville, Harrison Co, WV 12
F Child 7: Palina M. Knight Born: Nov- -1879 13 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 8: Sarah Elizabeth Knight Born: Apr- 6-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 19 Died: Jun-29-1955 in Kincheloe (Jane Lew), Harrison Co, WV 20 Buried: in Mt. Lebanon Baptist Cemetery, Kincheloe Rd, Benson, Harrison Co, WV 19,21 Resided: in Kincheloe (Jane Lew), Harrison Co, WV 19 Husband: Carl A. Clemans b. 1882 d. 1956 Married: Sep- 4-1905 22
M Child 9: Perry E. Knight Born: ca 1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1940 at Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1920 in Harrison Co, WV 8 Census: 1920 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV (see note 3) Wife: Amanda E. Freeman b. Nov- -1892 Married: Dec-11-1920 in Doddridge Co, WV 8
Sources: (1) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) H. H. Hardesty, History of Doddridge County (1883), http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvpioneers /doddridgecountyhistory.html. (4) Marriage record of son. (5) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (6) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (7) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (9) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (10) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (11) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as M. B. Knight, white female, b. Doddridge Co, dau of H. S. & E. J. Knight; died March 27 1877 in Doddridge Co, age 6y 7m 14d, cause of death unknown. Informant: Father. (NOTE: Age at death calculates to a birth date of Aug 13 1870, which is at variance with the Mar 19 1871 date in her birth record.), DR p. 28 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5043513&Type=Death. (12) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (13) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (14) Headstone (year only) (15) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (16) Findagrave.com. (17) Birth record of daughter. (18) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (19) Obituary. (20) Obituary - At home. (21) Cemeteries of Union District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1990) (22) Obituary of wife. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone is 1878, but age 7 in 1880 Census and age 36 in 1909 marriage record put it in about 1873. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Apr 1873, but with age 25. Age in 1880 Census and marriage record conforms to the 1875 birth date. Note (3) In household of brothe William B. Knight. No occupation.Name Index